Seroprevalence for the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae among small and medium sized mammals of Texas.

• Автори: Brittany A Armstrong (Автор), Alexander Kneubehl (Автор), Aparna Krishnavajhala (Автор), Hannah K Wilder (Автор), William Boyle (Автор), Edward Wozniak (Автор), Carson Phillips (Автор), Kristen Hollywood (Автор), Kristy O Murray (Автор), Taylor G Donaldson (Автор), Pete D Teel (Автор), Ken Waldrup (Автор), Job E Lopez (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:In low elevation arid regions throughout the southern United States, Borrelia turicatae is the principal agent of tick-borne relapsing fever. However, endemic foci and the vertebrate hosts involved in the ecology of B. turicatae remain undefined. Experimental infection studies suggest tha...